Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition 

Nearly 100 Indigenous leaders from the seven socio-cultural regions of the world have reached unanimous agreement on defining a Just Transition with respect to impacted or potentially impacted Indigenous Peoples. Read more. En español. 

Qhana Pukara Kurmi, Cultural Survival, and Earthworks Support the Rejection of a Sham Consultation by Mining Companies from the Totoral Chico Community in Ayllu Acre Antequera, Bolivia

We express our utmost concern regarding the serious violations of the rights of the Quechua community of Totoral Chico of the Ayllu Acre Antequera, Oruro, in Bolivia, including the organization of a false consultation on October 23, 2024. Read more. En español. 

Indigenous Voices Rising: Challenging Narratives and Shaping the Future of Media in Asia

Indigenous communities across Asia face a dual challenge: securing their rightful place in mainstream media and navigating the complexities of the evolving digital landscape. This was the central theme of the recent Indigenous Voices in Asia Network (IVAN) Exchange held from October 15-17, 2024 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Read more. 

Implementing Target 15 of the KM-GBF: Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous Rights, Biodiversity, and the Energy Transition

In late 2022, many Indigenous leaders were in Montreal, Canada, to witness the adoption of what is arguably one of the most consequential international environmental agreements since the Paris agreement. Read more.  En español. 

Position Statement on Banks' Responsibilities Regarding Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Biodiversity

The international banking sector’s policies and practices overall fail to assess, monitor, and measure the impact of their financing on driving systemic, negative, and long-term unacceptable biodiversity impacts. Read more.  En español. 

Tribal Nations Gather in Alaska to Discuss Climate Change Solutions

Cultural Survival joined representatives of more than 275 Tribes, villages, and Indigenous communities at the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference, held September 9-12, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. Read more.  

Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity

KatieLee Riddle descends from the Iwi of Rongowhakaata on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. She is a Māori researcher at Te Kotahi Research Institute, an interdisciplinary research hub based at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand that specializes in Māori-focused initiatives, research, and capacity-building to support the aspirations of Iwi, Māori, and Indigenous communities.  Read more.  

Philanthropy Open Letter for Humanity and Justice in Palestine and Israel

When we published our original call for a ceasefire in Gaza last year, the current death toll of more than 41,000 people was unfathomable.  Read more. 

A Displaced Ñuu Savi Community Demands Justice and Security to Return Home

Almost three years after having to flee their territory, a group of more than 20 Mixtec families remains in a shelter in the city of Tlaxiaco, Mexico, in precarious conditions, without enough space to live, essential services, medical care, and, above all, without justice or hope of being able to return home. Read more.   En español. 

Jeffrey Gibson’s “the space in which to place me” Installation Is a Pinnacle of the Venice Biennale Arte 2024

Jeffrey Gibson’s (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee descent) position as the first Native American artist to represent the United States at the 60th Venice Biennale Arte exhibition, on now through November 24, 2024, has sparked great buzz and excitement among Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples elsewhere around the world.  Read more. 

Fifth Latin American Summit on Water for the Peoples Takes Place in Jujuy, Argentina

World Tourism With T’ata Begay

We spoke with T’ata Begay (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Taos Pueblo), a Fancy Dancer who exhibits a passion for sharing the knowledge of her history and culture and for cultivating the Tribal and professional livelihoods of the communities she visits worldwide. Read more.

Puriyninchik Publishing House Is Making Books Accessible in Quechua

Yesenia Montes, from the Puriyninchik Collective which runs a library and an independent publishing house, tells us in an interview why her community started publishing books in Quechua in Peru. Read more. 

Indigenous Youth Fellow Spotlight: 

What Are Our Indigenous Youth Fellows Up To?

Sabou Doumbia (Bambara) from Mali, Akuzibwe Balangaliza Espoir (Batwa) from the DRC, and Shumari Daniel Parsakei (Maasai) from Kenya have been busy implementing their fellowship projects. Read more. En español. 

Keepers of the Earth Spotlight:

Native Village of Ambler Traditional Council, Alaska

The Ambler Access Project would be a private industrial access road funded and constructed by the State of Alaska across traditional Tribal lands to create access to and facilitate the development of the Ambler Mining District, which has deposits of copper, zinc, and cobalt. Read more.

Indigenous Community Media Fund Grant Partner Spotlight:

Defending Territory and Mother Earth through Community Radio: Radio FM Qom 89.3

In this process of struggle, we, the Indigenous Peoples of Argentina, seek institutional support to be able to protect our territory, that is, the environment and our Mother Earth.  Read more.  En español. 

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